Reviews of movies and TV focused on women
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3 Things About ‘Younger’ That Are Just Plain Sad
Read more: 3 Things About ‘Younger’ That Are Just Plain SadYounger from TVLand is a big hit with me. I enjoy it tremendously. It’s funny. The actors are outstanding at their roles. But the social criticism at the heart of Younger makes me sad.
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Watch This: Visual Effects in Season 1 of Agent Carter
Read more: Watch This: Visual Effects in Season 1 of Agent CarterAgent Carter looks wonderful on our TV screens, recreating the years just after WW II with brilliant thrills and excitement. Now they’ve released a fascinating video showing how it’s done.
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Review: Female Agents (Les Femmes de l’ombre)
Read more: Review: Female Agents (Les Femmes de l’ombre)Female Agents, in the original French Les Femmes de l’ombre, is a World War II story, taking place in the last few days before the D-Day invasion of Normandy on June 6, 1944. In late May 1944, in London, Lieutenant Pierre Desfontaines (Julien Boisselier) and his sister Louise Desfontaines (Sophie Marceau) convince three other women…
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Lost Girl S5 E9: 44 Minutes to Save the World
Read more: Lost Girl S5 E9: 44 Minutes to Save the WorldThis episode of Lost Girl is called “44 Minutes to Save the World” and it’s a treat from start to finish. Spoilers ahead. Recap ahead. Episode 8 has just ended. We’re back with Bo, (Anna Silk) on the floor of the clubhouse, cranking the handle of the magic adamantine box. After the big flash of…
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Review: Spotlight
Read more: Review: SpotlightSpotlight tells the story of The Boston Globe and its investigative team (Spotlight) that finally brought the story of child abuse in the Catholic Church national and global attention. There has been so much anger and pain at the Catholic Church over this monstrous world-wide cover up of generations of young people traumatized and scarred…
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Filming for Top of the Lake S2 Begins This Spring
Read more: Filming for Top of the Lake S2 Begins This SpringTop of the Lake season 2 begins filming in March, according to a statement by star Elisabeth Moss at Sundance to a Deadline reporter. Top of the Lake season 1 aired in 2013 – a long wait between seasons, but worth it. The dark drama series is from filmmaker Jane Campion. It features Detective Robin…
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Women Led Media Dominate the GLAAD Awards Nominations
Read more: Women Led Media Dominate the GLAAD Awards NominationsThe GLAAD Media Awards recognize and honor media for their fair, accurate and inclusive representations of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community and the issues that affect their lives. This year the major nominations feature many women led films and series with either lesbian or female transgender characters helming the lead roles.
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Watch This: Trailer for Gaycation with Ellen Page and Ian Daniel
Read more: Watch This: Trailer for Gaycation with Ellen Page and Ian DanielFriends Ellen Page and Ian Daniel went all around the world filming Gaycation. They talked with LGBT individuals from Japan to Brazil, Jamaica and here in America about their lives. The film they took will be a documentary series on a new A&E channel called VICE starting on February 29.
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Q&A with Siobhan Finneran for Happy Valley Season 2
Read more: Q&A with Siobhan Finneran for Happy Valley Season 2BBC One released some Q&A press releases for the new series of Happy Valley coming up in February. This interview is with Siobhan Finneran, who plays Clare Cawood, the sister of lead character Sargeant Catherine Cawood.
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Q&A with Sally Wainwright for Happy Valley Series 2
Read more: Q&A with Sally Wainwright for Happy Valley Series 2BBC One and Red Production Company released a Q&A session with writer and director Sally Wainwright as publicity for season 2 of Happy Valley. The new series begins in February on BBC One. Sally Wainwright is writer, director and executive producer of Happy Valley. She directs 4 of the 6 episodes. Neasa Hardiman directs the…